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Show MORE AMERICANS JOIN THE FIELD AMBULANCE CORPS PARTS, July 14, 4 p. m. The American Held ambulance, which now has 150 cars in service, has been made an independent unit and separated from the ambulance organization at Ncuilly. A. Piatt Andrew will continue as chief inspector and will be assisted by Stephen Gallatin of New York. Of the cars now in service, 12." are on the Verdun front. New cars are being fitted out and young men are coming from tho United States to drive them, so that by the end of August 200 cars will be in service, or five times as many as a vear ago. The ri eld ambulance will have a suburban villa where the drivers can rest when on furlough from the front. The unit now has Its own repair stations sta-tions at Billancourt. close to Paris. William Motley Barber of Toledo. Ohio, who was dangerously wounded hy a shell while picking up wounded on t he Verdun front at night, has passed the danger point. The government has conferred upon him the military medal, making the fortieth American ambulance man to be decorated by France for conspicuous devotion de-votion to duty, j Lew "Wallace, grandson of General "Lew Wallace, and Allan G. Thurmnn of Ohio have just joined the held ambulance. |